“While many people may think we are talking about the kind of fireworks you would purchase for bonfire night, we are not. These are extremely dangerous devices, which would cause serious injury to anyone nearby when they are ignited.”
“Police are also probing whether the incident could be linked to another explosion on Saturday night which saw a similar firework blow up the exhaust pipe and rear bumper of a Vauxhall Corsa in nearby Grafton Avenue, Eccles. Both incidents have led to the arrests of four men on suspicion of possession of explosives. They were detained on Thursday following a dramatic police chase which saw the suspects’ Lexus ram a police car in Salford. The occupants – four men aged 20, 24, 24, and 29 – then tried to escape on foot but were caught. They have since been bailed pending further enquiries.”
What do you bet those four young men are not named George, Peter, Thomas and John?
“Manchester ‘nail bomb’ attack: Salford explosion was ‘industrial firework packed with screws,'” by Paul Wright, International Business Times, September 16, 2017:
A device which exploded outside a cafe in the Salford area of Greater Manchester was reportedly packed with nails and screws. The “industrial-type firework” was left outside The Lounge in Douglas Green, Pendleton.
Residents reported hearing a loud bang and feeling their houses shake as the device exploded at around 12.30am on Tuesday (12 September).
It caused damage to the cafe’s shutters and windows, with photos of the aftermath showing smashed glass and debris littered on the pavement.
Greater Manchester Police say the nature of the device, the motive and the perpetrators are still under investigation.
Detectives described the device as an “industrial-type firework”, adding: “While many people may think we are talking about the kind of fireworks you would purchase for bonfire night, we are not. These are extremely dangerous devices, which would cause serious injury to anyone nearby when they are ignited.”
A source close to the investigation also told Manchester Evening News: “It was packed full of nails and screws and forensics have been pulling them all out of the woodwork.” The newspaper said a second source confirmed nails were in the device.
Police are also probing whether the incident could be linked to another explosion on Saturday night which saw a similar firework blow up the exhaust pipe and rear bumper of a Vauxhall Corsa in nearby Grafton Avenue, Eccles.
Both incidents have led to the arrests of four men on suspicion of possession of explosives.
They were detained on Thursday following a dramatic police chase which saw the suspects’ Lexus ram a police car in Salford.
The occupants – four men aged 20, 24, 24, and 29 – then tried to escape on foot but were caught. They have since been bailed pending further enquiries….